[TN-Bird] Birding at Barfield Crescent Park yesterday
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- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:42:53 EDT
A friend of mine invited me along to go to the walking trail at Barfield
Crescent Park in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN yesterday. She just wanted
to
go walking but I took an opportunity to do some birding. Nothing to report
but I think it might be worth it at other times during the year. The trails
seem like good trails to me. A few people walking dogs, jogging and the like
but
not overcrowded. Not as extensive as say Radnor Lake but a nice little walk
and you never know what you might see. The creek bed there was dried up
yesterday but there is an overlook at that spot and when it's full of water
there
might be a possibility of seeing something there. From what I could tell of
what
little I've learned so far about ID'ing trees looked like mostly oaks and
hickories.
These are the directions to the Wilderness Station which is the trail head
there.
From the direction of Nashville take I-24 East toward Chattanooga and
Murfreesboro. Get off at Exit 81A (US 231/Shelbyville Exit)
Turn right off exit onto South Church Street
Go approximately 6 blocks (1.7 miles) to Barfield Crescent Road. The park
entrance will be on your right. Turn right at the park entrance. Follow the
signs
to Wilderness Station and park in the parking lot there. You'll pass quite a
few other signs for other parking lots in the park - sports fields numbered
1,2,3, etc and the like.
I'm also going to try the Greenway trails in Murfreesboro and a few other
places around there. My friend said we can go anywhere that I want in that
area.
She is gettting a little more interested in birds from talking to me about
them.
Barry Jernigan
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN
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